Table 3.
Comparison of the colony counts and bacteria kinds before and after annual cleaning and after PX-UV disinfection in air.
| Name of the bacteria identified in the air | Staining | Counts identified before manual cleaning | Counts identified after manual cleaning | Counts identified after PX-UV | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brevibacillus centrosporus | G+ | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Flavobacterium gelidilacus | G− | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hydrogenophaga pseudoflava | G− | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Lactobacillus brevis | G+ | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lactobacillus paracasei ssp. paracasei | G+ | 3 | 10 | 0 | |
| Microbacterium lacticum | G+ | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proteus mirabilis | G− | 0 | 6 | 0 | Causing urinary tract infection, nephrolith and cystic calculus, sepsis[16,17] |
| Staphylococcus nepalensis | G+ | 4 | 2 | 0 | Zoonotic potential[18] |
| Staphylococcus sciuri ssp. camaticus | G+ | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Staphylococcus sciuri ssp. sciuri | G+ | 0 | 11 | 0 | Pathogenic and resistance to different kinds of antibiotics[19] |
| Staphylococcus xylosus | G+ | 3 | 6 | 0 | Weak pathogenic but has strong resistance to antibiotics |